10 & 11 Geo. V.
c. 68, s. 1.
Bail of children and
. young
persons arrested.
8 Edw. VII, c. 67, s. 94.
Custody of children and
young persons not
released on bail after arrest.
8 Edw. VII,
c. 67, s. 95.
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(3) Provision shall be made for preventing persons apparently under the age of sixteen years whilst being conveyed to or from court, or whilst waiting before or after their attendance in court, from associating with adults charged with or convicted of any offence other than an offence with which the person apparently under the age of sixteen years is jointly charged or convicted.
(4) In a juvenile court no person other than the mem- bers and officers of the court and the parties to the case, their solicitors and counsel, and other persons directly concerned in the case, shall, except by leave of the court, be allowed to attend.
Provided that bona fide representatives of a newspaper or news agency shall not be excluded, except by special order of the court.
Provided that no person shall publish the name, address, school, photograph, or anything likely to lead to the identification of the child or young person before the juvenile court, save with the permission of the court or in so far as required by the provisions of this Ordinance. Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this proviso shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months.
(5) The Governor in Council may, by order to be published in the Gazette, provide for the establishment of such juvenile courts as may appear to him to be necessary and for assigning to each such court such portion of the Colony as may be specified in the order,
(6) An Order made by the Governor in Council under the foregoing subsection may provide for such courts being held elsewhere than in the buildings used as magis- trates' courts.
4. Where a person apparently under the age of sixteen years is apprehended, with or without warrant, and cannot be brought forthwith before a juvenile court, an inspector of police, or other officer of police of equal or superior rank, or the officer in charge of the police station to which such person is brought, shall inquire into the case, and may in any case, and
(a) unless the charge is one of homicide or other
grave crime; or
(b) unless it is necessary in the interest of such person to remove him from association with any undesirable person; or
(c) unless the officer has reason to believe that the release of such person would defeat the ends of justice,
shall release such person on a recognizance, with or without securities, for such amount as will, in the opinion of the officer, secure the attendance of such person upon the hearing of the charge, being entered into by him or by his parent or guardian, or other responsible person.
5. Where a person apparently under the age of sixteen years having been apprehended is not so released as afore- said, the officer in charge of the police station to which such person is brought shall cause him to be detained in a place of detention provided under this Ordinance until he can be brought before a juvenile court unless the officer certifies-
(a) that it is impracticable to do so; or
()that he is of so unruly or depraved a character
that he cannot be safely so detained, or
(c) that by reason of his state of health or of his mental or bodily condition it is inadvisable to so detain him:
and the certificate shall be produced to the court before which the person is brought.
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